Mridula Recipe – Potato Salad

Mridula Recipe – Potato Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

450g small new potatoes

2 tsps coriander seeds

½ tsps cumin seeds

1 dried red chilli, scissor snipped

½ tsp salt or to taste

1 red onion, finely chopped

2 tbsps lime juice

90g Bombay mix

Potato is an excellent vegetable for a low fat diet as it is 99% fat free and is also a source of carbohydrate which is easily digestible.Besides containing a small amount of protein, potato is a good source of iron, vitamin C and B vitamins.

Method

Boil the potatoes gently in their jackets and let cool.Peel them if you like, then cut them into bite sized pieces.Put into a large mixing bowl.

In a small, heavy pan dry roast the coriander, cumin and chillies. Cool and either grind in a coffee grinder or crush them finely in mortar and pestle.Add this to the potatoes and add the salt, onion and lime juice.Mix well.